Diesel Cars from Maruti Suzuki to Cost More

Maruti Suzuki has raised the prices of its diesel cars by up to Rs 10,000.

While the diesel variants of Swift, Dzire and SX4 cars will cost Rs 10,000 more (effective last Monday), the Ritz is going to be costlier by Rs.2,000.

According the company "There has been a critical upswing in the inputs cost and an adverse appreciation in the Japanese currency yen that had made imports costlier and forced this hike."

Because of the recent strikes at the Company's plant at Manesar leading to a loss of 59 days in production, the waiting period for some of the Company's diesel cars is as much as nine months now.

Potential buyers have always been in the horns of a dilemma when it came to choosing between petrol versions and diesel versions of a car. The petrol cars have been cheaper but more expensive to fuel; the diesel versions cost more initially, cost less to fuel, but cost more by way of repairs and maintenance.

The dilemma is only going to become more difficult now.

The easiest way out is to buy no car at all, perhaps!